Re: Another Warner Brothers extortion racket
Andrew Rendle <andrew-/[email protected]> Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:19:55 +0100
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Edward Welbourne wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/16/harry_potter_ip_claim/ > > A tour firm is doing "Harry Potter tours" visiting places used in > filming and/or mentioned in the stories; WB feel entitled to levy > a tax on this enterprise ... > I'm kind of surprised that WB havn't gone after Network Rail (or the train companies at the station) about the Platform 9 3/4 sign at Kings Cross (http://www.crypto.com/photos/misc/platform9.75.html) But then, I'm also surprised their lawyers didn't have a fit when they saw the sign, at the prospect of being sued by the parents of kids who try to get on to platform 9 3/4 and crack their heads open on the wall in the process. Andrew